"The move aims to rectify an abnormal practice that causes inconvenience to smartphone users and causes unfair competition among industry players," said the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, in a press release.

This isn't much of a problem with Windows Phones. It's mostly aimed at Android.

Indeed, I was pleasantly surprised to find I could remove every single carrier app from my Lumia, something I've never been able to do with any other phone OS without rooting.

I wish they address the carrier problem. Where the cancer is thriving.

Yep, our "big four" is about to become three, if the rumors about Sprint buying T-Mobile are to be believed. Yay for even more carrier shenanigans; the second worst offender buying the only one moving in the right direction.